I hadn’t realised, but this is what mountain huts – in both Europe and the States – recommend anyway and many insist on them for hygiene reasons. The dorm rooms in alpine huts tend to get ...

The final approach to Hallerangerhaus, one of Austria’s backcountry huts Photo: Kirsten Harrington The alpine hut was the second stop on our multi-day hiking trip from Garmisch-Partenkirchen ...